Abstract

IGLESIAS, Esteban. The political protagonism of trade unionism and social movements in South America. Trab. soc. [online]. 2018, n.31, pp.327-344. ISSN 1514-6871.

The paper intends to analyze the political protagonism of trade unionism and social movements in Brazil, Bolivia and Argentina, considering them to be witnesses of the South American scenario insofar as they represent different ways of political transformation: institutionalist, rupturist and intermediate. In this sense, it describes the way in which institutional spaces of political dialogue were generated in Brazil and, as a result, the recognition by the State of the main trade union centers, which gave rise to a situation of "union pluralism", certainly new. In Bolivia the transformations were of greater magnitude, producing nationalizations of companies and, also, the modification of the National Constitution, an open process that altered the political architecture of the State. Finally, in Argentina the political gravitation of trade unionism and social movements was confined to the institutional arena, being remarkable the collective agreements of work and the offer of the national government to manage governmental programs.

Keywords : social movements; political parties; unions; State.

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